Republican Representative (TX-14); previously Libertarian for President:
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- Let locals settle Israel-Palestine issue; no world police. (Dec 2011)
- No Israeli nor US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. (Nov 2011)
- No war propaganda against Iran; learn from Iraq. (Nov 2011)
- Of course Arab countries retaliate against US presence there. (Sep 2011)
- Cut $20B in Green Zone air conditioning to force troops home. (Sep 2011)
- Of course Iran wants nukes; talk to them like we did USSR. (Aug 2011)
- I worry about war propaganda will lead to war against Iran. (Aug 2011)
- Out of Iraq; stay out of Libya; stop bombing Yemen. (Jun 2011)
- Sanctions are precursor to war, not an alternative. (Apr 2011)
- World ignores Israel's 200 nukes yet pressures Iran's 1 nuke. (Apr 2011)
- Leave Afghanistan now; we won't lose face. (Mar 2011)
- Perpetual occupation will end up destroying American empire. (Mar 2011)
- Century of war correlates with century of central banking. (Sep 2010)
- Terrorism is just like any other murder: you look for motive. (Apr 2008)
- War in Iraq was senseless invasion of sovereign state. (Apr 2008)
- Mandate declaration of war before military aggression. (Apr 2008)
- The Iraq war was not worth the price in blood and treasure. (Jan 2008)
- If Iran invaded Israel, it’s up to Congress to declare war. (Dec 2007)
- Israeli government & the neocons want US to bomb Iran. (Dec 2007)
- Every country ended slavery without civil war; US could have. (Dec 2007)
- No presidential authority to bomb Iran without Congress. (Dec 2007)
- Non-intervention means Congress declares war when threatened. (Dec 2007)
- Congressional authorization needed to attack Iran’s nukes. (Oct 2007)
- Radicals come to kill us because we occupy their lands. (Sep 2007)
- Talk to Iran like we talked to Soviets during Cold War. (Sep 2007)
- US has fought 70 engagements since 1945. (Jun 2007)
- Limit wars debunking glorification of war. (Jun 2007)
- Terrorists attack us for our actions abroad, not our freedom. (Jun 2007)
- Ronald Reagan had the courage to turn tail & run in Lebanon. (May 2007)
- Intervention abroad incites hatred & attacks like 9/11. (May 2007)
- When we go to war carelessly, the wars don’t end. (May 2007)
- Iran not in violation of NPT--so talk without preconditions. (Jun 2006)
- Same false arguments for invading Iraq now applied to Iran. (Apr 2006)
- 1991 Gulf War was a UN war, not a US war. (Feb 2003)
- We believe Osama’s threats, so why not believe his reasons? (Jan 2003)
- Congress is abdicating its responsibility to declare war. (Oct 2002)
- 2002: No evidence of Iraqi nukes nor al Qaeda ties. (Sep 2002)
- Internationalists favor perpetual war by fear-mongering. (Dec 1987)
- 1980s Libya bombing was an unauthorized act of war. (Dec 1987)
Iraq War
- Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11; Al Qaeda was not in Iraq. (Feb 2008)
- How many men are you willing to let die in Iraq? (Jan 2008)
- The Iraq war is driving the US into bankruptcy. (Jan 2008)
- Bush in 2000 had same humble policy that I propose in Iraq. (Jan 2008)
- Terrorists do not attack us because we’re free or prosperous. (Jan 2008)
- Congress can defund war, but not micromanage it. (Dec 2007)
- Different view on war because I adhere to the Constitution. (Dec 2007)
- Iraq is not Nazi Germany; WWII opposition did not cause WWII. (Dec 2007)
- Anger abroad at US for planning 14 permanent bases in Iraq. (Dec 2007)
- Mercantilist oil dependency was reason for war. (Oct 2007)
- We went into Iraq under false pretenses of WMD and 9/11. (Sep 2007)
- Preemptive war is against Christian doctrine of just war. (Sep 2007)
- No US role in autonomy for Christians in Iraq Nineveh region. (Sep 2007)
- People saying “bloodbath” said “cakewalk”: listen to dissent. (Sep 2007)
- Take marching orders from Constitution; not from al Qaeda. (Sep 2007)
- How many more lives lost just to save face? (Sep 2007)
- Neocons hijacked our foreign policy to invade Iraq. (Sep 2007)
- Iraq war is illegal; undeclared wars never end & we lose. (Aug 2007)
- Neocons promoted Iraq war for years; not about Al Qaida. (Aug 2007)
- We’re more threatened now by staying in Iraq. (Jun 2007)
- Stop policing Iraq’s streets; have Iraqis take over. (Jun 2007)
- We should have declared war in Iraq, or not gone in at all. (May 2007)
- Opposes Iraq war and opposes path toward Iran war. (Jan 2007)
Voting Record
- Voted for going after Al Qaeda, not invading Iraq. (Feb 2008)
- Voted against war because Iraq was not a national threat. (May 2007)
- Voted YES on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval. (Jun 2011)
- Voted YES on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan. (Mar 2011)
- Voted YES on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq. (Jun 2008)
- Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days. (May 2007)
- Voted NO on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)
- Voted NO on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)
- Voted YES on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)
- Terminate funding for Iraq War on Dec. 31, 2011. (Aug 2011)
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